UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children’s rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential to the benefit of a better world.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme and Planning Specialist, the Programme Budget Officer performs tasks in support of preparation, management and monitoring of contributions, involving all sources of funds across programmes and operations, as well as support to programme coordination.

This position is part of the Programme section in East Jerusalem Office. The position will be reporting to the Programme and Planning Specialist in cooperation with the Deputy Representative.

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

Contribution management (budget planning allocation, monitoring)

Ensure timely allocation of new grants to respective programmes in line with approved budget breakdown and donor conditions

Work in collaboration with the Programme & Planning Specialist and Budget Owners to ensure the overall compliance with donor and grants conditions when allocating and re-phasing funds.

Monitor grants expiry dates with the objective of ensuring that all funds are fully utilized prior to grant expiry dates.

Monitor the utilization of regular Resources and Other Resources and produces regular updates for the Country Office Management.

Support the capacity development of programme staff to improve the description of expenditures that appear in financial reports

Retrieve information on costs of programme elements, such as staff and related costs from automated files and complies them in standardized and customized reports.

Enable an institutional memory within the office through development and maintenance of record keeping of OR allocations forms and emails related to RR allocation; ensure the filing of and access to all the financial and budget related files on proposals, donor reports and all other financial documents.

Management of financial dashboard reports

Monitor allocation and expenditures trends; generate, prepare and share with members of the management team the financial progress reports adapted from VISION and bring to the attention of the Programme & Planning Specialist any deviations or delays for corrective measures.

Prepare and timely submit monthly Management Indicator reports to the meetings of management team, including analysis on key programme indicators

Contribute to the implementation of the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) plan, in cooperation with colleagues;

Perform other relevant duties.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

University degree in Business Administration, Finance and Accounting, General administration, Development studies, Statistics, Demography and Social Sciences, or any other relevant field of discipline.

At least 1 year of relevant professional work experience in Programme management and budgeting.

Work experience in international organization in the relevant area is an asset

Work experience on EU financial reporting is considered an asset

Experience in the usage of office software MS package and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.

Experience in SAP is required.

Fluency in English and Arabic is required

For every Child, you demonstrate:

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

Functional Competencies

Analyzing

Relating and Networking

Deciding and Initiating Action

Applying Technical Expertise

Planning and Organizing

Following Instructions and Procedures

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=510200